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I started listening to Reckless Kelly while I was in gradschool in Texas. This song has always been one of my favorites. Tonight, as a new storms commences, it seems particularly appropriate:

Reckless Kelly - Snowfall

Just thought y'all might enjoy it.

Many of us post every year some nice Christmas or Sylvester profile image, or photo montage, to wish all the best to the community.
Haven't made mine yet but I thought an album would be cool to see them all !

Here we go : :)

http://www.summitpost.org/view_object.p ... _id=685537

Some here might not be inclined to "toot their own horn" but with many magazines that have photo contests. There are so many excellent photos by SPers, are there any of you who have won any photo contests?

5. You will get lumped in with the 'elitist' crowd.

4. You've never been there, and neither have I. But having read all about it makes me an expert.

3. Oh look ! Five minutes of my life gone, just like that.

2. Chief Dow Milquetoast will flame yer sorry ass.

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No llamas ! :mrgreen:

I have just written a new article and wondered what you all thought of it.

Five Reasons Why Not to Climb Mount Everest

I have just written a new article and wondered what you all thought of it.

Five Reasons to Climb Mount Everest

http://www.liveleak.com/e/07b_1284580365

"And THAT'S how you climb to the top of a transmission tower..." :shock:

Check it out, I know nothing of bouldering competitions but can answer your question because I can use google!

From this link : http://www.rock-climbing-for-life.com/b ... mpetition/

How to Dominate at Bouldering Competitions
There are tons of indoor comps all over the country. That being the case I decided to write this little article about how to succeed at indoor competitions.

If you have never been to an ABS or ...

mountaineering is an inherently dangerous activity.
every season you hear of fatalists on the slopes and faces
both for the novice and experienced climbers.

i look at mountaineering as an effort to solve problems with a growing number of variables.
no matter how much beta you gather before the climb and how much experience you got it is a changing environment which asks that you the climber make adjustments to solve the problem at hand. ...

I went to Lassen (Calif) this weekend for my first snowshoe/climb trip of a peak. I set off for Chaos Crags and at one point knew the trail (other shoes prints) were not going the right direction and checked my compass. I decided to break trail and follow my instincts and compass. I ended up being right. BUT, my time was limited as my daughter had a soccer tournement 1 hour away. So, as i ...